, 1887-03-17
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

condition for a month. Then will
come gas pipe planting tearing them
up for all summer.
Harry Young, Of Colyille, is in the
city on one of his occasional visits.
He looks AS though the world was
using him kindly.
Mr.. Lashier states that he has had
applications for apartments from up
wards OF fifty persons whom he has
been unable to accommodate.
The officers ran in several strag-
glers Sunday night who were beg.
ging money on Howard street.
They will be given II tie pass out OF
town.
That part of the sewer on River
side avenue already completed Is
being utilized, it being connected
with several buildings along the
street.
/The "New Market Theatre" is the
second story of Wilson's brick barn.
That Is the place where the wrest-
ling match takes place next Satur-
day night.
There Is talk among the old play
er5 of giving ball some time In
April for the benefit Of the base ball
the club in the spring.
Parties owning claims in Stevens
county are waking up under the eX-
pectation of smelter. An institu-
ton OF the kind would fill up the
district rapidly with capital and
people.
The st. Elmo restaurant Is closed
aud J. B. Blalock is fitting up the
building to occupy it himself with
his shoe store. The move Is taken
preparatory to the construction Of
the bank block, work on which will
commence before the first of May.
The officers found an old man wan
dering about the streets Sunday
night evidently demented. 1t seems
that lie has been patient at the hos.
pital and In some manner slipped
out. He was taken In charge by
employees OF the institution and cared
for.
Hugh Gillard is the name of the
prisoner who recently went insane
while confined IN the town Jail. He
was arrested for being drunk and
disorderly, and in few days his in
Steilacom In charge Of A. j. Dun
can.
The city is entirely too large to be
guarded etfectually by the small
force Of police now on duty. There
should be ut least three ON duty at
night and two on during the day be-
formed ought to keep pretty good
order.
j. III. Boyd l. Co. expect to COM
s,.sk k,ss
about four weeks, providing no seri-
Gus obstacle Is met with in the exca-
vation, such as heavy stone work.
The contractors are now rushing the
job az rapidly AS u large force OF men
can operate.
1t seems that Il mistake has been
made in the statement that the
building in course of erection north
OF the college is the new court house.
IL is a residence. There is cOnsidera-
BILE satisfaction in knowing that the
court house is not to be so small
structure after all.
Next Thursday, st. Patrick's day,
u grand ball will be given in the
Academy of Music (MOore's halD.
Arrangements have been made to
make the dance enjoyable to all who
may attend. We look for large
turn out and those who go should
prepare for good time.
Among those who are prominently
spoken OF for chief of police ut the
approaching city election are officer
Sid. Leininger, Officer j. w. War
rem, III. j. Cole and w. w. Wither-
spoon. Any one of the gentlemen
would make faithful and efficient
officers and II is pity they cannot
all get there.
a force OF men were engaged yes
terdlay sinking q trench for the sewer
on Howard, between Main and Front
streets. 1t Is feared that q reef OF
rock will be struck at some point
near the centre OF the block and the
object is to find it and blast trench
through 1t by the time the main body
of labOrers reach that point.
The prisoners confined in Jail were
out yesterday working on platform
that Is being built on the river for
garbage dump. That Is the only
way to make the Jail Il terror to
petty evil dOers. Let it be under
stood that they have tn work out
their fines on the streets and they
will be more careful how they con-
duct themselves.
Yesterday A. w. Upton bought
out 5. j. Richards wine rooms on
Howard street and leased the prem
ises. Mr.. Upton proposes to make a
number of changes in the establish
nIent and keep only Il first-class
place. He will cater to the wants of
the public, and the public will find
in the new owner a very pleasant
gentleman.
Miss Wright has purchased the
green house and florist business
recently owned by James Gould and
will remove the stock to the resi-
dence of Geo. Il. Crane, one block
directly east of the public school
building, where she will add largely
to the stock OF flowers and plants